Saturday, July 17, 2010

First, I will share the story behind our t-shirts and the designs. THEN, I will share how you can WIN a FREE T-shirt! We are having a ONE WEEK ONLY T-shirt giveaway! (Don't worry, if you do not win one, you will be able to pre-order one for purchase of $25 after the contest!)

Jeff and I have been working hard on creating our own t-shirt designs, and we are excited with how they have turned out! We hope that you are too! We cannot introduce these without extending a big THANK YOU to Kari Gibson for all of her information and encouragement, as well as helping us find quality t-shirts! We also want to thank Jeremy and Amber, for their help in picking t-shirts and getting our designs on them!

We want to shine a positive light on adoption and have chosen the following anonymous quote for both designs:

"We witness a miracle every time a child enters into life,

but those who make their journey home

across time and miles,

growing within the hearts of those who love them,

are carried on the wings of destiny and

placed among us by God's very own hands."

AFRICA is the continent of choice, as that is where our son/children are going to be born. We like the idea of having the safari animals making a journey across ~ or over the top of ~ Africa to represent the journey we and our son/children are making, half-way across the world, to each other! The ringer t-shirt design highlights the little lion cub, as that is what this journey is all about......the blessing of our son/children!

We tried to capture our own personal story, while allowing the design to also speak to many other families who are ~ will be ~ or have ~ taken a similar journey to Africa to complete their family! We hope these shirts bless you in your own family story, while allowing ALL of us (adoptive families or adoptive family supporters) to shine a bright light on the joy and blessing of adoption!

We have TWO t-shirt designs and are offering them onhigh quality shirts!

The Women's SLIM FIT t-shirts are super soft with a stretchy fitted look and feel! THEY ROCK!!! Yes, you will feel as if you are wearing a shirt specially made for your body! These are the very same shirts with the same awesome fit and feel as the Simply Love women's tees! 100% Combed Ringspun Cotton. Tapered waist. These do run smaller than normal and it is recommended that you order one size larger than you would normally order, due to the slimmer cut. Sizes range from: S, M, L, XL. You pick, black or espresso (richer darker brown than picture portrays)!

The same design is offered on a UNISEX NON-FITTED T-SHIRT as well. These will fit true to size and are 4.5 oz, 100% Preshrunk Combed Ringspun Cotton. As you can see, these are also offered in black or brown. The following sizes are available: S, M, L, XL, 2Xl, 3XL, 4XL

Our other design is on the UNISEX RINGER T-SHIRT. These come in 3 great heather color combinations (green, blue, tan). They are pre-shrunk 50/50 Combed Ringspun Cotton/Polyester. Sizes include: S, M, L, XL, 2XL. The color of Africa and the animals will match the color of the ringer around the neck and sleeves. A fun contemporary design with a very soft and comfortable feel! Fits true to size.

(Not an original idea, but morphed from several other adoptive family's giveaways)

WHAT? A FREE T-SHIRT! (either style, any color, any size)

WHEN?The Giveaway will run Saturday July 17th through midnight Friday, July 23rd (random drawing will be the next morning)

WHY?To shine happy light on the blessing of adoption, while helping us raise funds to bring our child/ren HOME!

HOW?............FIRST, YOU MUST BECOME A FOLLOWER OF OUR BLOG TO PARTICIPATE.

* If you already are a follower, that counts!......include in your comment that you already follow!* If not yet a follower: Scroll down our blog until you see "FOLLOWERS" on the right side; Click "Follow" button; and follow us on our journey. Don't worry if it prompts you to join Blogger or Google. Doing so will not give you junk mail. It is just to allow you to follow us (and create your own free blog should you ever decide to!). We're excited to share our journey with you ~ and follow your blog too, if you have one!

NOW, YOU ARE READY TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY. HERE IS HOW....

1. POST A LINK TO OUR GIVEAWAY ON YOUR BLOG.

2. PLACE A LINK TO OUR GIVEAWAY ON YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE.(Please remember that I will need to be a Facebook friend of yours to see it....search for Debbie Cunningham Marquez)

3. COMMENT HERE STATING WHAT YOU DID, AND I WILL ENTER YOU INTO THE RANDOM DRAWING. (I cannot enter you if you do not comment telling me what you did)

You will receive ONE entry EACH DAY you post on your blog OR Facebook. OR........You can receive TWO entries EACH DAY you post on BOTH your blog and FB! Up to you! (Two entries/day max, please)

Don't forget to leave me a comment stating what you did (Blog, FB or both) to complete your entry EACH day.This is the only way that I can add your name to the random drawing!

The winners will be announced the morning of SUNDAY, JULY 24th! We will give away one shirt for every 15 comments/entries throughout the contest!

THANKS for the t-shirt love! :) And thanks for the entries! You are the first two in the drawing! Feel free to return and post again for another entry (or two entries if you do both FB and bog), each day through Friday, if you'd like!

The shirts will be $25 after this giveaway.......Jeff is working on getting the PayPal set up for it! :o)

I did the following:*started following the blog --officially*put it on facebook*added it as a blog post for Sunday (wwww.lifeabitsweeter.blogpost.com)*tweeted about it --not part of the rules but thought I should anyway

Although we only get two entries for the day, I wanted to post it everywhere because I adore you. (big hugs!)

WOO HOO!!!! THE FUN HAS BEGUN!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYONE, FOR ALL YOUR ENTHUSIASM ABOUT OUR T-SHIRTS!!!! Sharing the excitement with all of you makes it even more FUN! :o) Wishing each of you good luck!

Remember, the contest ends Friday, so enter as many days as you desire! Have a blessed week! :o)

I love the tees. They are awsome. Thanks to Michelle over at life a bit sweeter I was able to find out about you. It's so exciting to find others who love Africa the way we do. Will continue to follow you all the way to whatever God has for you!!!!

Posted on FB again today! Gonna keep sharing 'cause I wanna win! =) Just bummed that I'll be out of town the last two days of the contest so I won't be able to enter. If I do win and I don't get back to ya right away, that's why...okie dokie?!? ;) Wishful thinking, I know....with all these entries it won't be me...but just sayin'! =)

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